Apparel-collar.



N. J. GOODMAN.

APPAREL COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22. 1911.

Patented Feb. 11;"1919.

which Will be fully,

NATHAN J. GQODMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO MODERN SPECIAZ'JPIES MFG. 00., OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE. I

APPAREL-COLLAR Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filled June 22, 1917. Serial No. 176,441.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, NATHAN J. GoonMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis and State of Mlssouri, have mvented new and useful Apparel- Collars, of which the following is a speclfication.

My invention relates to mprovements in apparel collars, wherein he holding loops secured to the collar band operate 1n conjunction with the tie to hold the collar top, that is its outermost or exposed part, in a smooth, flat and upright posltlon about the wearers neck and the tie with its knot 1n a position next the folding line or uppermost mar of the collar.

lldg object is to provide a collar of the soft, turnover or neglige variety, of inexpensive construction, having loops secured to the inside face of the collar band adjacent its ends, through which a tie may be threaded and which loops are provided with flexible elements arranged to be detachably securable to the collar bandand which, when loosed or unsecured faclhtate the threading of the tie and when secured serve to hold the tie elevated to the foldmg line of the collar, which-features of construction serve to hold the tie including its knot to the uppermost margin of the collar, that is to the folding line, the collar roperly set and lts top or exposed portion in a smoot flat and upright position about. the wearers neck.

My invention consists in theconstructlon, arrangement and combination of parts clearly and concisely set forth in my specification, pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an inside faceview of a collar 1n an open embodying my improvements, position, and having a tie secured there n.

Fig. 2 is anenlarged transverse sectional elevation taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental, transverse sectional elevation taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view, in perspect1ve,w 1th a part broken away, of a collar having a t1e' secured 1n amanner peculiarly incidental to the arrangement and construction of the holding means on the collar.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 5 designates the collar top, that is the exposed material which is so that the tie will holdv or outermost portion thereof, as worn, and 6 the collar band, that is the unexposed or innermost portion thereof, as worn.

The collar top 5 and its hand 6 are both constructed of soft material and are to be laundried and worn without starch, or other not contributive or conducive to the wearers comfort, and which is unsanitar and unwholesome, due to its tendency to eposit in the dermal pores of that portion of the wearers anatomy exposed to or engaging therewith.

he parts 5 and 6 are made of different lengths, and numbered as to size, as is common, and their weave or pattern of the textile, as well as their configurations, maybe varied infinitel as fashion may dictate, hence I in no sense wish to be understood as limiting myself to the configuration of the collar and band shown, which is illustrative of a conventional design and serves only as a basis for the application and illustration of my improvements to collars of this type, generally.

As is common, the portion 6 is of greater length than the portion 5, to provide extensions or tabs 7 and 8 in each of which there and by preference the extension or tab 8 is of greater length than the tab 7, and its button-hole disposed nearer its free end than the button-hole in the tab 8 so that when the collar is buttoned on the neck band of a shirt (not shown) the band will present a continuous, smooth surface between the spaced ends of the portion 5 or collar top.

As clearly shown in Fig. 2, the collar top or portion 5 is constructed of a plurality of plies, as is the band or portion 6, and the margins of the portion 5 are inserted between the overturned margins of the plies of the portion 6, so that when the collar top is turned over the band, as when in use, or worn, the portion 5 will present a smooth, uninterrupted surface from its free margin and over the roll or folding line.

The securing of the margins of the portion 5 between the margins of the plies of the portion 6 is preferably accomplished by a line of stitches 10 which extend for the lengths of the two portions. However, prior to the securin of the two portions 5 and 6, as just recite ,the one margin of each loop 11 and 12 is inserted between one of the plies of the portion 6 and the" portion 5, so

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Q e naeaoae that it may be held by the stitching 10. The element at each of said devices and means loop 11 has at its margin opposite the one for detachably securing the flexible element secured by the stitches 10, the line of stitches to the collar band.

13, which unite the plies of and finish the 2. In combination with a collar top and a one, or free, margin of the portion 6, and band therefor having means for attachment the loop 11 is disposed adjacent the end of to a shirt, a loop arranged to receive therethe portion 6 but not in a position to cover through a tie, a tape secured tosaid loop,

the button-hole 9 at that end of the collar, and means for detachably securing thetape while the-loop 12 is secured in a like manto the collar band. I ner and positlon at the opposite end of the 3. In combination with a collar top and collar. a band therefor, having means for attach- From this showing it will be noted that ment to a shirt, arranged to receive therebethe loopshave widths equal to the width of tween a tie, a loop constructed of relatively the portion 6 or band of the collar, leaving a stifi material, through which the tie may be relatively large free space or o ening threaded, a tape secured along one side of through which the tie 14 may be rea ily mthe loop and means for detachabl securin serted and threaded. the tape to the collar band whereby to hold Secured along one side margin of each the tie to its uppermost limit of movement loop 11 and 12 is a tape 15, which is free in the loop and said stiff loop hold the colthroughout its length, except for its ends, lar top supported and smooth.

and is relatively loose by reason of its entire 4.. A collar having means for attachment length being greater than the spacing of its to a shirt, an adjustable loop, secured to the secured ends, and secured to the collar band collar adjacent said means of attachment adjacent the loops 11 and 12 is a button 16. and through which a tie mav be threaded, After the tie has been threaded through the adjustment of the loop providing for the two. loops, the tapes 15 are secured on both facilitating the threading of atie therethe buttons to serve as supports for the tie, through and a restriction of tie movements, for it is obvious that by reason of their overfor the purposes stated. lying the tie and the tie resting on the but- 5. A. collar of the turnover variety, havtons, the-uppermost margin of the tie, will ing .a loop ofrelatively stifl' material, se-

be drawn and held to approximate 'registracured transversely of the collar band, adja-- tion withthe foldin line of the collar, as cent each end thereof, the ends of said loops the tie is straightene as by pullmg its ends. being secured at the margins of the band, By preference, the loops 11 and 12 are conwhereby a tie threaded therethrough will be structed of some relatively stiff material, held in proper relation with the collar and such as hair cloth so that theyl may1 addithe collar top be held smooth and upright t e co tionally serve as stays to hold ar upand means for securing the loops to the colright, so that even though the collar at its lar band intermediate their ends, which folding line be temporarily distorted, as by' means constitute a support for a tie, suba downward or lateral movement of the head stantially as set forth. and chin, the stays will cause the collar to 6. Acollar of the turnover variety provided resume its normal shape upon a relaxation with a loop having its ends secured at the of the pressure of the chin. upper and lower margins of the collar band, Having thus descr bed my lnvention, what and means for securin the loop to the collar '1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patband intermediate sai secured ends whereby ent, is a tie threaded through the loop, will be sup- 1. collar of the soft, turnover variety orted and held properly elevated and recomprising the collar top and a hand thereated to the upper margln of the collar, as for, having means for attachment to a shirt, et forth.

a tie guiding and holding device secured adjacent each end of the collar band, a flexible NATHAN J. GOODMAN. 

